Exports of goods from the definitive regime – outside the free zone – decreased in February by 5%, compared to a year earlier, according to figures released by the Costa Rican Chamber of Exporters (CADEXCO). This behavior worries the sector as it continues with the trend shown months before. It is worrisome that the growth […]

Two subjects were released after a judge ruled in favor of their defense team, which stated the officers illegally entered the house where they found more than 300 marijuana plants and a laboratory for the production of cannabis. Last Friday, the Drug Control Police (PCD) and the Public Force arrested the suspects named Torpe and […]

From April 5th, 2017, users of the Clinic Clodomiro Picado of the Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS) in Cinco Esquinas de Tibás will have a new phone number to make appointments of general medicine and dentistry. Carlos Solano, general manager of the medical center, said that the new number will be 905-MiSalud (905-6472-583) and […]

On Monday afternoon, an emergency call alerted that a monkey was in a house. The incident occurred in Hatillo 7, Alameda 6, San José. According to the Fire Department, “the monkey was in a house and then went to a car, but the animal was very aggressive.” Firefighters managed to remove the monkey from the […]

Little control on national borders could benefit terrorists aspiring to reach the United States. Analyst Paúl Cháves believes that going through Costa Rica to reach North American territory is very simple for criminals. The large number of unguarded areas -better known as blind spots- make the specialist very concern about the issue. Costa Rica has […]

The authorities of the National Blood Bank (BNS) urgently need citizens to go and donate blood of all types, because the reserves are very low and they fear not being able to deal with the emergencies of hospitalized patients. In order to serve donors, the BNS will keep its facilities open until Saturday at noon. […]